PATTERNS AND TONES

The Flakes live at Pickwick Gardens I'm a huge FLAKES FAN! These guys are like family to me and it was a thrill to see them do their stuff all over again a few months back. At the Pickwick Gardens in lovely Burbank, CA, The Real Boss Hoss rolled out another great show with an amazing line up including the amazing vocal stylings of  Tiny & Mary , instrumental magicians Mercury Futuregrade, SpongeBob himself: Tom Kenny & The Hi-Seas and East LA 1960's Garage Rockers The Premiers ! Front man Peepin' John McDonald was in fine form as was drummer extraordinaire Russell Quan . Guitarist Greg Fenwick and JT on bass kept the goof balls jumping, while Sir Brett Stillo showed us all how it's was really done. I was recently able to pull out a slim interview with these flakey fellows. A few of the members filled in the blanks but overall these FLAKES stayed true to their name. You can catch them doing an amazing cover of "You're Gonna Miss Me...

Last weekend I had the great pleasure of seeing The Mummies perform at Pickwick Gardens in lovely Burbank, California. The last time I saw them play was back in 1990 at The 6th Street Garbage Dump and it was with great anticipation that I looked forward to seeing their  mad monster party  and the ensuing mayhem once again! The Kings of Budget Rock were well received by hundreds of Ghouls and Guys waiting to see these masters of goof rock perform. Along with The Jinxes , OBS (Our Band Sucks) , Thee Cormans , and Satan's Cheerleaders , The Mummies did not disappoint! Show promoter  Real Boss Hoss made sure to book a venue big enough to hold in all the madness. Pickwick Gardens and its vacuous banquet halls made it feel like we were all at a prom! It was a great reunion of rock n' rollers from all spectrums of the scene. I'm please to present to you some rare shots of these mummified misfits backstage, a selection of Prom pix, as well as a video I sh...